psalm-51:10-11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 51:11

Casting away from God’s presence implies a rejection as God’s servant. Saul had suffered such a fate for his continuing rebellion against Yahweh. In Old Testament times God gave His Holy Spirit selectively (to empower only some believers) and temporarily (primarily to empower them for special acts of service). Since the Day of Pentecost all believers enjoy the permanent indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the Church Age (John 14:17; Romans 8:9). Consequently the possibility of God withdrawing His... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 51:1-19

Title.—(RV) ’For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David: when Nathan the prophet’ came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.’ It is impossible not to feel the general appropriateness of this Ps. to the occasion mentioned in the title, and there is no historic OT. figure except David to whom we can point as an illustration of the great sin and deep penitence which are the theme of the Ps. The theory that the speaker is the nation of Israel hardly accounts for the highly personal tone of the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 51:10

(10) Right spirit.—So LXX. and Vulg.; but the constant of the margin is nearer the Hebrew, and better. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 51:11

(11) Cast me not away.—This phrase is used of the formal rejection of Israel by the God of the covenant (2 Kings 13:23; 2 Kings 17:20; 2 Kings 24:20; Jeremiah 7:15). Its use here not only confirms the explanation of the notes above, but makes in favour of understanding the whole psalm of the community.Take not thy holy spirit.—Commentators have discussed whether this means the spirit of office given to the king on his anointing (1 Samuel 16:13), or of grace, and Calvinists and Lutherans have... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:0 Verse 8. 'Thou tellest my wanderings; put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?' a verse frequently in the mouth of Archbishop Usher, one of the best and most learned men of his time born in Dublin, 1580, driven to and fro through England and Ireland amid the troubles in Church and State, during one of the most troublous times in our history, and at length finding the rest he often sighed for at Reigate in England, 1655, after he had preached the Gospel for... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:1-19THE main grounds on which the Davidic authorship of this psalm is denied are four. First, it is alleged that its conceptions of sin and penitence are in advance of his stage of religious development; or, as Cheyene puts it, "David could not have had these ideas" ("Aids to Dev. Study of Crit.," 166). The impossibility depends on theory which is not yet so established as to be confidently used to settle questions of date. Again, the psalmist’s wail, "Against Thee only have I... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:0 The Confession 1. Conviction and prayer for forgiveness (Psalms 51:1-8 ) 2. Prayer for cleansing and restoration (Psalms 51:9-13 ) 3. Blood guiltiness acknowledged (Psalms 51:14-17 ) 4. Prayer for Zion (Psalms 51:18-19 ) This great penitential Psalm, according to the inscription, was the outburst of confession and repentance of David when Nathan had uncovered his sin. Well has it been said, “So profound a conviction of sin, so deep and unfeigned a penitence, so true a... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 51:10

51:10 {i} Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.(i) He confesses that when God’s Spirit is cold in us, to have it again revived, is as a new creation. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 38:0 An appeal to God from chastisement because of iniquity (Psalms 38:1-4 ). The mental anguish is described in figures of physical disease, and yet it is not impossible that such disease may have been part of the chastisement (Psalms 38:5-8 ). The desertion of friends and the opposition of enemies also entered into it (Psalms 38:10-17 ). There are verses susceptible of an application to Christ, but others would prevent its application as a whole to him. Psalms 40:0 Messianic (compare... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 51:10-12

Pardon alone, without the renewings of the Holy Ghost, will not complete the mercy. Hence, David prays not only to be cleansed, but to be renewed, to be strengthened by the Holy Ghost against any future sins. It is as if David had said, Lord, I see that the want of thy Holy Spirit to restrain those vile affections of mine first led to the sin of adultery, and adultery next led to murder. Lord, I beseech thee, take not thine Holy Spirit from me; take, Lord, whatever else thou art pleased to... read more